About Barnard|Next
Barnard|Next: Lifelong Learning at an Institution Committed to Lifelong Success
In Spring 2024, Barnard College began offering distinctive lifelong learning programs through Barnard|Next. We aim to facilitate new, exciting, and intensive opportunities to engage with pressing intellectual questions, while both deepening connections across the Barnard network and broadening access to this incredible community.
Since 2018, Beyond Barnard has provided lifelong career support for the global network of Barnard's 37,000 living graduates. Beyond Barnard provides lifelong career support to graduates in alignment with Barnard's mission as a women's college. Women experience more interruptions in their careers and more career changes than men — and it is vital for women to have access to exceptional career support during these moments of transition. To provide unfettered access to career support aligns deeply with Barnard's core mission as an institution.
But without a doubt, it's the curriculum and the intensive experience of the liberal arts and sciences that draws students to Barnard — and a commitment to learning and exploration remains core to the identity of graduates when they leave the College. By creating lifelong opportunities to engage with Barnard's curriculum, we aim to serve a vital need: to foster growth, development, skill-building, and connection on the basis of a shared passion for learning. Barnard|Next represents the College's effort to create distinctive engagement opportunities at the intersections of Barnard's historic strengths, leveraging its relationship to the City of New York, its commitment to equity and exploration of gender in all its complexity, and its global reach. Questions about Barnard|Next can be addressed to barnardnext@barnard.edu.
Offerings
There are multiple ways to get involved with Barnard|Next, with opportunities for one-off events and deeper dives into a range of topics that get at the heart of what Barnard is all about.
The Barnard Author's Shelf
Join us for inspiring evenings of literature and conversation at Barnard Author’s Shelf, where we celebrate the remarkable works of Barnard alumnae and faculty, past and present. This series shines a spotlight on books that are shaping conversations today
Reading Groups
Whether you're revisiting beloved classics or discovering new voices, this program is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your intellectual curiosity and (re)connect with Barnard's community of lifelong learners.
Enrichers Series
The Enrichers Series offers a unique opportunity to ignite your passion for learning. From art to writing and lots in between, don’t miss out on this chance to grow at Barnard!
Explorers Series
Designed to inspire, challenge, and connect you with new ideas and perspectives.
Registration!
Registration is timed for three terms — spring, summer, and fall (register here). Questions about participation can be addressed to barnardnext@barnard.edu.